Giant worlds beyond the Solar System could be the probe we need to figure out how dark matter manifests in the Universe.

Earth is so far the only known planet on which life exists—with liquid water and a stable atmosphere. However, the conditions were not conducive to life when it formed. The gas-dust cloud from which ...

In this quiz, you’ll test your knowledge of Neptune's features, moons, and the science that keeps astronomers fascinated.

The James Webb Space Telescope was built to peer into the distant universe, yet it’s also capable of tracking moving objects ...

Humanity’s long-term future is shaped by risks such as climate change, nuclear conflict, and pandemics, all of which could determine whether our species survives.

"Wildfire paradox" - land is burning less, but exposure is rising because more homes and towns now sit where fires naturally ...

In 1907 a New York Times banner headline declared, “There Is Life On the Planet Mars.” Upping the ante the next year, the ...

The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic novel The Dispossessed. In this extract from its opening, we get our first glimpse of the planet Anarres ...

A new report released today found that, while globally air pollution levels were somewhat flat, Canada experienced its worst ...

But that progress, and future improvements, are now at risk, Vecchi says, because of the ongoing disruptions to federal ...

Much is made of the ‘Just Transition’, but how much do we really understand from this often-quoted catchphrase, and how do we ensure that a just transition to a green economy benefits the many, and ...

The largest of the 10 catastrophic threats now facing humanity is global poisoning, yet it receives less attention from science, government and society than all the others.